Schedule

Day

Time

Location

Term Start Date

8/31

Meet Day

M/W

2:45 PM -
4:00 PM

Littauer Bldg 280 (HKS)

Review

Description

Examines the design and effectiveness of current governmental
and community-based strategies for supporting at-risk children and
strengthening their families. Begins by exploring conceptual and
developmental frameworks for assessing child and family well-being.
Draws on recent research on the developmental needs of children and
adolescence as well as other literature and theory to identify the
components of best practice for dealing with these children and
families. Most of the course is devoted to assessing local and
state initiatives in the areas of child welfare, juvenile justice,
mental health and more general social services –to understand how
they began, how they evolved, and how effective they are.